r/politics • u/Murky-Site7468 • 4d ago

'Chill The F**k Out': John Fetterman Urges Democrats To Stick With Joe Biden | The Pennsylvania senator reminded panicked Democrats on Friday that he too had a bad debate once, yet he went on to win his Senate seat.

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/joe-biden-debate-john-fetterman_n_667ea850e4b0415858d6a2f1
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u/essidus Minnesota 4d ago

The problem is that, right now, all of America believes that the Joe Biden we saw last night is an accurate reflection of how he is normally. If that's the case, we're in trouble.

Some people are saying that Biden has a cold or something. That might be (though it still doesn't reflect well on his cognitive function), but if that's true, Biden is going to prove it hard. He's going to need another extended public session showing how effective he really is. Otherwise, this debate is going to haunt him all the way up to the election.

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u/MrEHam 4d ago edited 4d ago

Yeah I agree. Here’s what I hope they’re considering:

  1. ⁠Run a bunch of ads that show Biden speaking clearly and forcefully to get that into everyone’s consciousness.

  2. ⁠Prep him for the next debate with a few key points to consistently hammer Trump on. Don’t worry about any stats or names that can trip up anyone regardless of age. Hardly anyone answers the questions perfectly anyways. He needs ZINGERS. And he needs to practice them daily until the next debate.

  3. Get Kamala some carefully crafted good exposure. Sticking up for Biden. Reassure people that she will step up if necessary.

Here’s what I hope everyone else is considering.

  1. ⁠Trump is a felon and he’s about to be sentenced.

  2. ⁠He tried to overthrow democracy and is unapologetic.

  3. ⁠Climate change is a serious threat that the republicans will accelerate if they win.

  4. ⁠The Supreme Court will be even more one-sided and we can say goodbye to abortions, birth control, gun control, and any protections for minority groups.

  5. ⁠I really hope we don’t have another pandemic because Trump screwed up the last one and everyone paid for it.

  6. ⁠Biden has four years of decades-high great results and had a great State of the Union address. He has an amazing team around him. That’s what matters. Get over a bad night where he stumbled on a dozen words.

Everyone should watch his fiery and well-spoken speech from today. It will make you feel a lot better about last night.

https://youtu.be/s5CVZHAjrW8?si=IDSZz7kgFHaTy_iq

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u/Gishra 4d ago

Here's another one: live town halls on the news networks between now and the next debate. If this really was just one bad night and is not representative of how he normally is, he needs to show that in a non-scripted environment.

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u/Clovis42 Kentucky 3d ago

Yeah, if Biden is staying as the nominee he needs to be in interviews and town halls all the time. He's bascially dodged the media for his whole presidency. If he can't appear sharp-minded in real interviews, they've gotta' replace him.

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u/sir_mrej 3d ago

He’s not getting replaced. These are our choices. Stop hoping politics is Burger King. You can’t have it your way.

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u/Clovis42 Kentucky 3d ago

Yeah, that's a good point. We should stop talking about politics in r/politics ...

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u/sir_mrej 3d ago

I said stop hoping politics is Burger King. This is a debate on a subreddit, and I'm telling you you're bad and wrong. This is where you tell me I'm an asshole.

I never told you to not talk about politics.

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u/Clovis42 Kentucky 3d ago

My point is that discussing things like this is the point of the sub. I obviously know that I can't get what I want out of politics by complaining on reddit. I don't think the DNC is here looking for tips from randos ...

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u/sir_mrej 2d ago

HEY DNC GET YOUR FUCKING HEAD OUT OF YOUR ASS AND ACTUALLY RUN ADS THAT MAKE PEOPLE VOTE FOR BIDEN/HARRIS

I wish they did listen to us :(